Portugal Compare Castelo Branco vs Beja Choose Castelo Branco if you want + Lower rents in the municipality (€4.54/m² a month, against €6.15/m²) Choose Beja if you want + Warmer winters (14°C January highs, against 12°C) + Fewer frosts (2 frost days a year, against 9) + Fewer rainy days (68 a year, against 80) + Longer winter days (9 h 31 min of daylight on 21 December, against 9 h 21 min) Side by side Bold marks the better value where one is clearly better and both values are precise.
Climate Town-level · ERA5-Land 1991-2020 Measure Castelo Branco Beja January high 12°C 14°C January low 3°C 5°C July high 31°C 32°C Days above 35°C a year 24 29 Nights above 20°C a year 18 19 Frost days a year 9 2 Days with rain a year 80 68 Daylight on 21 December 9 h 21 min 9 h 31 min Sea in August – –
Daily life within a 15-minute walk Measure Castelo Branco Beja Grocery stores 16 15 Pharmacies 11 10 Doctors and clinics 7 8 Cafés 48 38 Restaurants 74 73
Getting around Measure Castelo Branco Beja Nearest train station 0.6 km 0.6 km Nearest bus station 0.6 km 0.7 km Nearest hospital 0.7 km 0.6 km Nearest beach – – Nearest airport with scheduled flights 106 km 112 km
Housing and safety (whole municipality) Measure Castelo Branco Beja Median rent per m², per month €4.54/m² €6.15/m² Sale price per m² €1,065/m² €1,277/m² Sale price change, 5 years +59% +67% Crimes recorded per 1,000 residents 30.0 34.1
People Measure Castelo Branco Beja Population 33,479 34,760 Aged 65 and over 22.5% 21.5% Under 15 12.3% 14.5% Born in another country 8.8% 7.2%
Natural hazards Measure Castelo Branco Beja Earthquakes of M5+ within 100 km since 1900 2 0
Month by month Town-level · ERA5-Land 1991-2020 High Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Castelo Branco 12° 13° 16° 18° 22° 28° 31° 31° 27° 21° 15° 12° Beja 14° 15° 18° 20° 24° 29° 32° 32° 28° 23° 17° 15°
Beja is warmer by 1°C or more in 10 months; in the other months the highs are within 1°C. Castelo Branco in November · Beja in November
Castelo Branco or Beja: common questions Which is warmer in winter, Castelo Branco or Beja? Beja, with an average January high of 13.8°C against 11.5°C.
Which has more shops within walking distance? Castelo Branco: 16 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk of the centre, against 15 in Beja.
Which is closer to an airport? Castelo Branco is 106 km from Aerodromo Goncalves Lobato (Viseu Airport) (VSE); Beja is 112 km from Faro - Gago Coutinho International Airport (FAO), in a straight line.